And when he did, he rang Emma's mother to tell her of what he'd discovered, forcing her to rush to frantically try to revive her dead girl, and ensuring that she would not be spared the sight of her beloved daughter's horrific injuries.

Violent and controlling, Davies, 25, of Clynnog near Caernarfon , had attacked her in the past, and although she'd tried to cover up her bruises with make-up, she couldn't hide the scratches on her neck from her friends when she met them at the school gate of a morning.

The happy-go-lucky 22-year-old had lost some of her sparkle as a result of the torrid on-off relationship with Davies, and although she had complained to police about his behaviour, nothing had come of it and there had been no action against him.

And on July 18, at around 4am, he confronted Emma and repeatedly struck her with such force that she was left with puncture wounds to her brain.